The 3rd Most In-Demand Reservation In The U.S. Is A Michelin-Starred Restaurant Serving Italian Dishes In The West Village

OpenTable just confirmed what New Yorkers already know in their hearts: we’ll wait almost an hour if the vibes (and the pasta) are right. According to its newly released 2026 Dining Trends Report, NYC diners are willing to wait an average of 57 minutes for a table –and one West Village hotspot is at the center of it all. OpenTable just unveiled its 2026 Dining Trends Report, what it refers to as its “most comprehensive look at the state of the industry and the dining trends set to define the US in 2026.” The data pulls from real diner behavior on the platform along with survey insights to reveal where Americans are eating, how long they’re willing to wait, and which reservations are the hardest to snag. One standout finding: a cozy West Village Italian-American restaurant serving dishes like Stuffed Garlic Flatbread, Stracchino Gnocchi, and Veal “da Pepi” ranks as the third most in-demand reservation in the U.S. If you’re immersed in New York City’s foodie scene, you’ve probably already guessed that the restaurant in question is none other than the city’s beloved Don Angie. Husband-and-wife chefs Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli–both of whom have deep ties to Italian food and culture–opened the doors to Don Angie back in 2017. Serving large, unfussy dishes that reimagine comforting Italian-American classics, the restaurant garnered a tremendous amount of critical acclaim in no time, receiving a **2-star critic’s pick review from *The New York Times* in 2018 and being named one of *Esquire’s* Best New Restaurants in America that same year. In May 2021, just four years after opening, Don Angie was awarded a Michelin star, cementing its status as one of NYC’s must-try Italian restaurants. Italian-American spots have long been some of the city’s toughest tables**–just look at Carbone in Greenwich Village and Rao’s in East Harlem–and Don Angie is no different. Former *NYT* food critic Pete Wells wrote back in 2018: > Unfortunately, more or less from the day it opened, having dinner at Don Angie has been only marginally less difficult than eating at a private club. That difficulty shows up in OpenTable’s numbers too. The report found that New Yorkers are willing to wait 57 minutes for a table –longer than diners in any other major U.S. city–which helps explain why Don Angie also ranks among the restaurants with the highest volume of “Notify Me” alerts on the platform. If you have an affinity for red sauce dishes served in a space adorned with rounded archways, moody lighting, and dark checkered floors, Don Angie is absolutely for you. A word of advice: when you finally land a reservation, go with a crew–with a menu as good as theirs you’ll want as many dishes as possible making their rounds at the table. And if you still can’t get into Don Angie, you can always pivot to San Sabino, the seafood-focused Italian spot the team opened in March 2024. See the full 2026 Dining Trends Report on OpenTable’s website. Source: https://secretnyc.co/most-in-demand-reservation-us-opentable-2026-dining-trends-report/